Non-refillable bottle.



E. GARNIER. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19, 1912.

1 ,07 l ,1 52. Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST GARNIER, 0F PIGQUET, PARIS, FRANCE.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST GARNIER, of Picquet, in the city of Paris,France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNon-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to improvements in non-refillable bottles and themain object is to provide a bottle so constructed and arranged that itcan not be refilled by an unauthorized person without leaving anindication of such refilling which will be easily noticeable.

A further object is to provide a bottle of the non-refillable varietywhich may be easily filled and from which the liquid will flow in asmooth steady stream, without gurgling or splashing, during the emptyingoperation.

A still further object is to provide a nonrefillable bottle which may becommercially manufactured at a very small advance in cost over plainbottles of the same class.

To accomplish the above objects I provide a bottle having the lower endof the neck thereof provided with an enlargement forming a stopper seat.The stopper which occupies this seat is equipped with two tubes, sealedat their upper ends and having outlets near the stopper. One of thesetubes is provided with an air vent tube which extends to the bottom ofthe bottle and the other tube with a short liquid outlet tube. Both theair and liquid tubes are equipped with ball valves arranged to preventliquid flow in a reverse direction, a. 6., into the bottle.

In the drawings which illustrate the inventionz-Figure l is a verticalsectional view of a bottle arranged according to this invention. Fig. 2is an enlarged sectional view of the device which prevents refilling ofthe bottle. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 1 showing aslightly alternative form of the device. Fig. 4 is a crosssectional viewon the line 4:4; of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 5 designates a bottlehaving a neck 6. This neck is provided near its junction with the bottlebody with two internal ribs or flanges 7 and 8 arranged one above theother and inclosing between them a stopper seat 9.

The means for preventing refilling of the bottle consists primarily of astopper 10 of cork, rubber or other suitable resilient material whichmay be forced into the bottle Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 19, 1912.

larly to the tube 17, being Patented Aug. 26,1913. Serial No. 721,215.

1 neck and will expand below the upper flange 7 so thatit cannot bereadily withdrawn, while at the same time it is held against furthermovement into the bottle by the lower flange- 8. This stopper isprovided with two vertically disposed apertures 11 through which twotubes 12 and 13, having closed tops, are inserted. The lower ends ofthese tubes may be flared as shown at 14 to prevent them being easilyremoved from the stopper. In combination with this flaring the tubes mayalso be provided with barbs 15 arranged to hold them against removal.Each tube is provided with a laterally disposed outlet 16 locatedimmediately above the stopper.

The tube 12 contains within itself a smaller tube 17 the lower end ofwhich is flared to meet the lower flared end of the outer tube, as seenat 18, so that liquid cannot enter between the tubes at their lowerends. The top of this inner tube is open and is provided with a seat 19for a ball valve 20 which is imprisoned between the top of the innertube and the closed top of the outer tube but has suflicient play torise from its seat and allow the flow of liquid from the inner to theouter tube. The

ball seat 19 may be made either separate from or integral with the innertube as is found most desirable.

The tube 13 contains a smaller and much longer tube 21, the lower end ofwhich reaches almost to the bottom of the bottle. This inner tube isprovided with an external flange 22 which engages the lower end of theouter tube and prevents the entrance of liquid between the two tubes.The upper end of this tube 21 is formed exactly simiprovided with a ballseat 23 and valve ball 24.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 3 the two outer tubes 12 and 13 aremerely united to form a single tube designated 25 which is verticallydivided into two compartments by the wall 26. These two compartments areprovided with inner tubes 17 and 21 all as previously described. Theadvantage of this particular arrangement is that the bottle does notrequire to be as large as is necessary to accommodate the firstdescribed arrangement. On the other hand the former arrangement can bemore easily and cheaply constructed. It will be noted that this modifiedform of outer tube is not flared at the bottom but is provided only withthe barbs 15. There is, in addition to the barbs an external collar orflange 27 which rests on the top of the stopper. The purpose of thisflange will be later described.

In manufacturing the device it is preferred to make all the parts, withthe exception of the stopper, of glass, but it is obvious that metal maybe used if desired. lVhen glass is used the inner tubes may be fused tothe lower ends of the outer tubes after the balls have been placed inposition. The balls and their seats may be ground or otherwise arrangedso that they are capable of forming a fluid tight joint with theirseats. The two outer tubes 12 and 13 with their rigidly attached innertubes are inserted in the stopper apertures 11, this operation beingeasily performed owing to the uncompressed condition of the stopper. Thecompletely assembled device is then inserted in the bottle neck andforced down until it occupies the space between the flanges 7 and 8. Thestopper is now considerably compressed and the tubes cannot be withdrawnwithout great difliculty. A seal of wax or like material, designated 28,is then poured upon the top of the stopper and impressed with themanufacturers mark. The bottle is, of course, filled prior to theinsertion of the stopper. To remove liquid from the bottle the same istilted to an inclined position in the usual manner. The liquid runsthrough the small tube 17 lifts the ball and passes into the annularspace between the two tubes from which it escapes into the bottle neckthrough the opening 16. The air simultaneously enters the bottle throughthe opening 16 of the tube 13 and through the tube 21, the ball beingunseated by the tilting of the bottle. The air and liquid pass throughseparate channels and the size of the liquid stream is obviously smallerthan the bottle neck so that ingoing air is never made to pass throughoutcoming liquid with the result that the flow is smooth and steady andfree from gurgling or splashing. If an attempt is made to refll anemptied bottle the weight of the liquid and the force of gravity willcombine to hold the valve balls tightly on their seats. If the stopperis removed the seal will be broken and will act as an indication thatthe contents of the bottle have been tampered with. In the modified formthe flange 27 is caught under the seal so that the tube 25 cannot heslipped out of the stopper without breaking the seal. The tortuouspassages through which the liquid and air flow render the introductionof a valve lifting instrument impossible. 2

Having thus described my invention, I declare that what I claim anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. device of the characterdescribed comprising a bottle, a stopper inserted in the neck thereof, apair of tubes having closed upper ends inserted in said stopper, saidtubes having openings in the sides thereof above the stopper,a liquidoutlet tube within one of said tubes secured to the bottom of the tubeand terminating near the closed top thereof, an air inlet tube havingits upper end mounted within the other said first mentioned tubes andthe lower end extending nearly to the bottom of the bottle, a flange onsaid air inlet tube engaging and closing the inner end of its outertube, and valves automatically openable by the tilting of the bottlearranged to prevent the introduction of liquid into the bottle througheither the liquid or air tubes.

2. A device of the character described comprising a bottle, a stoppertherefor inserted in the neck thereof, a pair of tubes inserted throughsaid stopper having the upper ends thereof closed and each provided withan opening in the side above the stopper, a liquid outlet tube insertedin one of said tubes having the lower end thereof flared to close thelower end of the outer tube and the upper end thereof located a shortdistance from the closed upper end of the outer tube, a valve ballimprisoned be tween the upper end of the liquid tube and the upper endof the outer tube and arranged to disengage the liquid tube when thebottle is tilted, an air tube having its upper end located in the otherof said first mentioned tubes and its lower end extending nearly to thebottom of the bottle, a valve ball controlling communication between theair tube and its outer tube and a flange on the air tube closing thelower end of the outer tube.

3. A device of the character described comprising a bottle, astopperinserted in the neck thereof having two vertically disposed apertures,tubes in said apertures having closed upper ends, each of said tubeshaving a laterally disposed outlet immediately above said stopper, anair inlet and a liquid outlet. tube respectively located within saidfirst mentioned tubes, said air inlet tube eX- tending beyond the innerend of one of said first mentioned tubes and having a flange spanningthe space therebetween, the lower edge of said fluid outlet tube beingflared to engage the lower end of the other of said first mentionedtubes, and ball valves normally seated upon the ends of said air inletand liquid outlet tubes when the bottle is in upright position.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my I hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

ERNEST GARNIER.

Witnesses O. W'. TAYLOR, STUART R. IV. ALLEN.

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Washington, D. G.

